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Tornado Warning 75, NWS New Orleans, LA

December 6, 2021Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 6, 2021, 2:51 PM CST for Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 39 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2021, 2:51 PM CST (20:51 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 3:30 PM CST
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Saint Tammany Parish, LA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 6, 2:56 PM CSTTORNADO3 Se Covington, LAA TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HWY 190 AND HOLLYCREST BLVD IN COVINGTON WHERE DAMAGE WAS FIRST NOTED IN THE HOLLYCREST PLAZA SHOPPING MALL. A PORTION OF THE NORTH-FACING EXTERIOR WALL OF THE BUILDING COMPLEX COLLAPSED. THERE WAS ALSO MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND THE FEN
Dec 6, 3:02 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG3 S Abita Springs, LASEVERAL SMALL PINE TREES UPROOTED AND LARGE BRANCHES SNAPPED ON LAMBERT CT AND ROWELL ST. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Dec 6, 3:16 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG7 Nne Lacombe, LAONE SMALL PINE TREE UPROOTED AND SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES SNAPPED ON PUTT MORAN LOOP/.
Dec 6, 3:16 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG9 Ese Abita Springs, LAPINE TREE SNAPPED ON JOHN BENNETT RD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 36 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 720 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
720 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
5.4

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The text

As transmitted.

663 
WFUS54 KLIX 062051
TORLIX
LAC103-062130-
/O.NEW.KLIX.TO.W.0075.211206T2051Z-211206T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
251 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana...

* Until 330 PM CST.
    
* At 250 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Covington, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Abita Springs around 305 PM CST.

This includes Interstate 12 between mile markers 57 and 62.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3057 8979 3056 8980 3054 8978 3038 8981
      3045 9020 3058 9014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 283DEG 26KT 3053 9012 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

CAB
2 follow-up statements
467 
WWUS54 KLIX 062103
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
303 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

LAC103-062130-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-211206T2130Z/
St. Tammany LA-
303 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
ST. TAMMANY PARISH...
    
At 303 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Abita Springs, or 7 miles southeast of Covington,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central St. Tammany Parish.

This includes Interstate 12 near mile marker 65.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3057 8979 3056 8980 3054 8978 3038 8981
      3042 9006 3057 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 276DEG 36KT 3044 9000 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

CAB
748 
WWUS54 KLIX 062111
SVSLIX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
311 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

LAC103-062130-
/O.CON.KLIX.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-211206T2130Z/
St. Tammany LA-
311 PM CST Mon Dec 6 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
ST. TAMMANY PARISH...

At 311 PM CST, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located near
Abita Springs, or 11 miles east of Covington, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
central St. Tammany Parish.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3057 8979 3056 8980 3054 8978 3038 8981
      3041 8999 3057 8991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 283DEG 26KT 3043 8993 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

CAB

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 6, 11:08 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXEast Feliciana67 min
Dec 6, 12:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Helena74 min
Dec 6, 12:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Saint Helena54 min
Dec 6, 12:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXTangipahoa, Washington59 min
Dec 6, 1:22 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXTangipahoa, Washington68 min
Dec 6, 1:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington61 min
Dec 6, 1:40 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLIXSaint Helena65 min
Dec 6, 1:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Helena61 min
Dec 6, 1:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Helena, Tangipahoa66 min
Dec 6, 2:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington39 min
Dec 6, 2:24 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXWashington21 min
Dec 6, 2:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLIXLivingston, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa60 min
Dec 6, 2:35 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany, Washington55 min
Dec 6, 2:41 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX64 min
Dec 6, 2:51 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLIXAscension, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge116 min
Dec 6, 2:56 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany49 min
Dec 6, 3:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLIXSaint Tammany66 min
Dec 6, 3:20 PM CSTTornado WarningLIXSaint Tammany30 min
Dec 6, 3:26 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX64 min
Dec 6, 4:14 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX91 min
Dec 6, 5:24 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLIX66 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.